[Verse 1]
Girl, I’ve been standing in the doorway
Watching midnight paint your skin
Got a heart full of things I should say
But I don’t know where to begin
I’ve done my share of running, baby
Let good love slip through my hands
But something in the way you hold me
Makes me wanna be a better man
[Pre-Chorus]
I don’t need the lights down low
To know exactly what I feel
You got me shaking down to my soul
And, baby, this is real
[Chorus]
So let it burn slow, burn deep
Lay your weary heart on me
I’ll give you every broken piece
If you promise you won’t leave
I’ve been a hard road, hard rain
I’ve been carrying too much pain
But when you call my name like that
Lord, I come running right back
Let it burn slow
Baby, let it burn slow
[Verse 2]
I got whiskey in my voice tonight
And thunder underneath my chest
You got a way of making wrong feel right
And making tired bones find rest
I don’t wanna give you pretty promises
Just to watch ’em disappear
If I tell you that I’m yours tonight
I mean every damn year
[Pre-Chorus]
I’ve been proud, I’ve been a fool
I’ve let loneliness wear my crown
But one touch from a woman like you
Could bring a kingdom down
[Chorus]
So let it burn slow, burn deep
Lay your weary heart on me
I’ll give you every broken piece
If you promise you won’t leave
I’ve been a hard road, hard rain
I’ve been carrying too much pain
But when you call my name like that
Lord, I come running right back
Let it burn slow
Baby, let it burn slow
[Bridge]
I don’t want halfway
I don’t want someday
I want Sunday morning coffee
And your dress across my hallway
I want the bad nights
The long fights
The making up before daylight
I want your whole heart
Every scar
Baby, give me who you are
[Breakdown]
And if my voice starts breaking
Let it break
If these hands start shaking
Let ’em shake
A man can spend his whole life pretending he’s strong
Till the right woman comes along
[Final Chorus]
Let it burn slow, burn wild
Let me love you for a while
No, forget that, give me forever
I’m done pretending I know better
Through the hard roads, through the rain
I’ll choose you again and again
And when the whole world fades to black
I’ll still be reaching for your hand
Let it burn slow
Down into my soul
I’ve never needed anybody
The way I need you close
[Outro]
So turn the lights down, baby
Come a little closer
I spent my whole life running from love...
Tonight, I’m running toward ya
Let it burn slow...
Mmm, let it burn slow.